memistor

memistor

[me′mis·tər]

(electricity)

Nonmagnetic memory device consisting of a resistive substrate in an electrolyte; when used in an adaptive system, a direct-current signal removes copper from an anode and deposits it on the substrate, thus lowering the resistance of the substrate; reversal of the current reverses the process, raising the resistance of the substrate.

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